The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-12-21
paid 100000 of the s20S.OOO paid to the

the Comptroller General, showing that
the five companies named had paid Sl95,
900, leaving Sl3, 900 to be accounted 10!
otherwise.
DR.. Pope said he had been misin'
formed, but it made no difference in The
argument. He opposed this monopoly,
and opposed it in the interest of the
farmers of the State.
The bill was further discussed by
Messrs. Miller Of Beaufort, Maher Of
BarnweD and Wilson of York, in favor,
and by Mr.. Anssl of Greenville in oppo.
sition.
DR.. Pope then moved to indefinitely
postpone the whole matter. This mo-
ton was adopted By vote of Y to "a.
4 motion 70 reconsider was tabled by 9
vote OF sc to 4G-thus burying the bill
quite out OF sight.
THE RAILROAD SWITCH BILL,
as it is called, passed the House after
some little struggle. This measure, in
substance, requires every railroad COM
pany to "switch off and deliver" to con-
Meeting roads cars consigned to parties
beyond such lines. The object Of the
bill is to give shippers or consignees the
choice between different lines, and to
compel the railroads to recognize this
choice.
LOCAL TAXES FOB SCHOOLS.
The House has passed the bill to fa-
cilitate the formation of new school dis
tricts. It provides as follows:
1. Each city, town or incorporated
village in the State desiring to obtain the
benefits of the Act is hereby declared to
be school district, with the power to
levy and collect special tax not exceed
ing two mills, subject to the following
provisions:
2. The school trustees shall at any
time previous to the 30th of June of
each year, upon the written request Of q
majority of the real estate owners, issue
call for meeting, after one weeks no.
tice, of all those citizens who return real
or personal property in said district
The persons entitled to vote in said meet
ing shall have the power, among other
things, to decide whether, in addition to
the amount of the constitutional tax ap.
portioned to the use OF the schools, it is
deemed expedient to levy an additional
tax, not exceeding two mills, for the pay
of teachers salaries, OF the building and
improvement of schoolhouses, or for in
cidental expenses.
3. Specific instructions are given to
auditors and tressurers as to the method
of levying and collecting the tax thus
voted. The Act, of course, does not
affect school districts heretofore created
by special enactment.
| FUNDING TIE DEBT.
The bill to fund the State bonds and
stocks maturing next July caused some
debate in the House-chiefy upon the
matter of the rate Of interest. Some
members favored 5 per cent, some A
and some 4. The A. per cent. rate was
finally adopted by heavy Voto. The
bonds are TO run forty years.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The general appropriation bill, as re-
ported by the Ways and Means Commit
tee, appropriates as follows:
Executive Department .....S 58,970
Judicial De partment 56,T50
|
Health Department. ent..-...... $3.50
Tax Department ....... 23,600
University Department. .. $500
tons. los, ,e35
Miscellaneous ............ l06,2O0
Interest on Public Debt. 80. 10000
Total. 1907, 7,2O5
The legislative appropriation bill,
which provides for the payment OF the
per diem, mileage and stationery certif-
Gates of the members and officers of the
General Assembly. the expenses Of the
engrossing department, etc., passed its
second reading without debate or COM
ment. This is one measure that is never
obstructed by anybody in either branch
OF the Assembly. It appropriates the
total sum Of 42,9o9.
OTHER MATTEBs.
Quite debate arose in the House on
the bill to give the trial justices jurisdic-
ton over cases Of petit larceny. A1 hour
was spent in the discussion and the bill
was passed with but one dissenting voice.
Mr.. Raysor thensgot up another bill CIV
ing trial justices jurisdiction in cases of
receiving stolen goods of the value OF
twenty dollars or under. This was passed
without discussion.
The bill making Sumter city was
passed to third reading.
The bill by Mr.. Pope. to carry into
effect Article 10, Section 8, of the Con-
stitution, N regard to free schools, was
indefinitely postponed.
Several bills were passed without dis
cussion: To reduce the number of trial
justices in KershaW county; to author
ize the county commissioners OF Ker-
shaw to borrow money for school pur-
poses; to provide salary Of $500 for the
probate judge of Fairfield.
The bill to abolish the Office Of su-
perintendent Of highways, and to de-
yolye the duties thereof on the county
commissioners, was indefinitely post
poned.
A bill to empower the Charleston, Gin.
cinnati and Chicago Railway Company
to mortgage its property was passed.
The bill to allow sherifs s. per day
for actual attendance upon ths sessions
of the Circuit Courts in their respective
counties was passed after hot debate.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article I of the Constitution
passed. The resolution gives probate
Judges Jurisdiction in all matters tesla.
mentary, &c, and also in business ap'
pertaining to minors, and the allotment
of dover, and in cases idlocy and luna
cy, sna persons ao0 conpos menils. The